compiling a program that has no configure script

serfurj · 02-08-2005, 08:08 PM

i'm trying to compile a program that has no configure script, only a makefile. i've tried several things:

Code:

$ cd R-1.9.0/tests/Embedding/
$ ./configure
-/bin/bash: ./configure: No such file or directory
$ make
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found.  Stop.
$ aclocal
aclocal-1.9: `configure.ac' or `configure.in' is required
$ automake
automake-1.9: `configure.ac' or `configure.in' is required
$ autoconf
autoconf-2.59: no input file

the contents of Makefile.in can be found here: http://rafb.net/paste/results/VpZyPG23.html

what do i have to do to build it? thanks.

Scribbler · 02-08-2005, 08:29 PM

Have you tried make -f <name of makefile>? In your case make -f Makefile.in.

Quote:

make executes commands in the makefile to update one or more target
names, where name is typically a program. If no -f option is present,
make will look for the makefiles GNUmakefile, makefile, and Makefile,
in that order.

serfurj · 02-08-2005, 08:41 PM

here's what happens:

Code:

$ make -f Makefile.in
Makefile.in:11: ../../Makeconf: No such file or directory
make: *** No rule to make target `../../Makeconf'.  Stop.

so i copied ../../Makeconf.in to ../../Makeconf and tried again:

Code:

$ make -f Makefile.in
../../Makeconf:4: @top_srcdir@/share/make/vars.mk: No such file or directory
../../Makeconf:98: *** missing separator.  Stop.

i wonder if they intended for users to build the application with a different set of make tools (non-gnu). any other suggestions? should i consult the developers?

**Salem** · 02-09-2005, 02:41 AM

How about just
make

Maybe the makefile (not the makefile.in) is simple enough not to need a configuration.

**CornedBee** · 02-09-2005, 03:44 AM

Or rather, the program is simple enough not to need platform adaption. Or the programmer never intended to target any platform but Linux.

OR

If a Makefile.in exists, then the programmer probably didn't run autoconf himself. Type:
autoconf
and it should generate the configure script. Then do
./configure
to configure and
make
to build.

serfurj · 02-09-2005, 09:06 AM

Code:

$ autoconf
autoconf-2.59: no input file

the autoconf man page says it expects a configure.ac or configure.in file, neither of which exist.

Code:

$ make
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found.  Stop.

**Salem** · 02-09-2005, 10:00 AM

How about

make all

Or even just posting more information so we don't keep guessing.......

serfurj · 02-09-2005, 10:18 AM

Code:

$ make all
make: *** No rule to make target `all'.  Stop.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Salem

Or even just posting more information so we don't keep guessing.......

your first question (and CornedBee's question) were both answered in my initial post. i was being polite by not bringing this to your attention in my last post.

here is what i'm trying to build (it depends on R libraries):
http://129.109.84.26/r.tar.gz

**CornedBee** · 02-09-2005, 10:36 AM

OK, some research showed me your problem. You're trying to compile part of a larger source tree. The configure script is two directories above the thing you're trying to compile. As shown here:
https://svn.r-project.org/R/trunk/
You're trying to compile only the tests/Embedding subdirectory. You need the whole source.

serfurj · 02-09-2005, 10:53 AM

ah, i see. that's supposed to be an example of how to embed R into your C program, so i figured it was self-contained.

thanks for the help!

02-08-2005, 08:08 PM	#1
serfurj Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 25	compiling a program that has no configure script i'm trying to compile a program that has no configure script, only a makefile. i've tried several things: Code: $ cd R-1.9.0/tests/Embedding/ $ ./configure -/bin/bash: ./configure: No such file or directory $ make make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop. $ aclocal aclocal-1.9: `configure.ac' or `configure.in' is required $ automake automake-1.9: `configure.ac' or `configure.in' is required $ autoconf autoconf-2.59: no input file the contents of Makefile.in can be found here: http://rafb.net/paste/results/VpZyPG23.html what do i have to do to build it? thanks.
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02-08-2005, 08:41 PM	#3
serfurj Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 25	here's what happens: Code: $ make -f Makefile.in Makefile.in:11: ../../Makeconf: No such file or directory make: * No rule to make target `../../Makeconf'. Stop. so i copied ../../Makeconf.in to ../../Makeconf and tried again: Code: $ make -f Makefile.in ../../Makeconf:4: @top_srcdir@/share/make/vars.mk: No such file or directory ../../Makeconf:98: * missing separator. Stop. i wonder if they intended for users to build the application with a different set of make tools (non-gnu). any other suggestions? should i consult the developers?
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02-09-2005, 02:41 AM	#4
Salem and the hat of Jobseeking Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: The edge of the known universe Posts: 21,680	How about just make Maybe the makefile (not the makefile.in) is simple enough not to need a configuration. __________________ If you dance barefoot on the broken glass of undefined behaviour, you've got to expect the occasional cut.
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02-09-2005, 03:44 AM	#5
CornedBee Cat without Hat Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 8,492	Or rather, the program is simple enough not to need platform adaption. Or the programmer never intended to target any platform but Linux. OR If a Makefile.in exists, then the programmer probably didn't run autoconf himself. Type: autoconf and it should generate the configure script. Then do ./configure to configure and make to build. __________________ All the buzzt! CornedBee "There is not now, nor has there ever been, nor will there ever be, any programming language in which it is the least bit difficult to write bad code." - Flon's Law
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02-09-2005, 09:06 AM	#6
serfurj Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 25	Code: $ autoconf autoconf-2.59: no input file the autoconf man page says it expects a configure.ac or configure.in file, neither of which exist. Code: $ make make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.
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02-09-2005, 10:00 AM	#7
Salem and the hat of Jobseeking Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: The edge of the known universe Posts: 21,680	How about make all Or even just posting more information so we don't keep guessing....... __________________ If you dance barefoot on the broken glass of undefined behaviour, you've got to expect the occasional cut.
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02-09-2005, 10:36 AM	#9
CornedBee Cat without Hat Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 8,492	OK, some research showed me your problem. You're trying to compile part of a larger source tree. The configure script is two directories above the thing you're trying to compile. As shown here: https://svn.r-project.org/R/trunk/ You're trying to compile only the tests/Embedding subdirectory. You need the whole source. __________________ All the buzzt! CornedBee "There is not now, nor has there ever been, nor will there ever be, any programming language in which it is the least bit difficult to write bad code." - Flon's Law
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02-09-2005, 10:53 AM	#10
serfurj Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 25	ah, i see. that's supposed to be an example of how to embed R into your C program, so i figured it was self-contained. thanks for the help!
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